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  1. No fridge? No more. Newsom signs bill requiring apartment landlords to supply appliances
  2. The government shutdown is snarling air travel. Officials say it could get worse
  3. Need help paying for college? What US citizens in mixed-status families should consider
  4. Regulators know PG&E, Edison are slow to hook up solar. Why are there no penalties?
  5. As the Gaza war moves into its third year, peace talks offer some hope
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Criminal Justice
  1. Sean 'Diddy' Combs sentenced to 4 years in prison
  2. Trump administration sues LA County Sheriff over wait times for concealed carry weapon permits
  3. Jury convicts Ryan Routh on all charges in attempted assassination of Donald Trump

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Housing And Homelessness
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  1. California braces for ‘devastating’ expected cuts to federal homeless housing funds
  2. California is about to have a massive fight over taxes. Here’s why Los Angeles is the frontline
  3. Some Democrats share Trump's goal of forcing more homeless people into medical care

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Civics And Democracy
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  1. Former LA deputy mayor gets probation for fake City Hall bomb threat
  2. LA controller pushes for greater independence, power to audit programs by other elected city officials
  3. California's special election ballots are in the mail. Here's what's next

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Transportation And Mobility
A view of the 6th Street Viaduct and the downtown skyline from Boyle Heights.
  1. Frustrated by relentless copper wire thefts and darkened streets, LA leaders urge Newsom to strengthen penalties
  2. Attention LA parkers: You'll soon pay 50% more at meters — for longer into the night (and on Sundays, too)
  3. The LAX Automated People Mover is long delayed and $880M over budget. Here's what went wrong

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Climate And Environment
A surfer is walking through small waves near a sandy beach. A pier rises behind them in the water with cloudy skies beyond.
  1. Breezy conditions for parts of SoCal
  2. Want to rip up your lawn and install native plants? Here’s how to do it for free
  3. Corporations are buying up Altadena lots. Policies to counter that trend have so far failed

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Health
  1. The CDC says people must consult a health professional before COVID shot
  2. What parents should know about new child vaccines
  3. GOP blames government shutdown on health care for undocumented people. That's false

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Education
A man with a large afro sits in a library and holds up a children's book titled "No Cats In The Library"
  1. Take a look! 'Reading Rainbow' is back
  2. USC asked to commit to Trump values to gain preference for grants. Newsom threatens state funding
  3. How the federal government shutdown will affect California’s schools and students

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Food
  1. A ubiquitous flower in LA is a reminder of homeland for a Salvadoran chef
  2. Long Beach is first city in the nation to impose new check-out lane rules
  3. Can this reimagined Choco Taco compete with the iconic original? We have our verdict

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Arts And Entertainment
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  1. Best things to do this week in LA and SoCal
  2. 'Beverly Hills, 90210' just turned 35. The very-LA show shaped teen TV for generations
  3. 8 takeaways from Taylor Swift's new album, 'The Life of a Showgirl'

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LA History
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  1. Before the Queen Mary docked in Long Beach, the legendary ocean liner ruled the Atlantic
  2. 60th anniversary of uprising in Watts: Revisiting 40 rare photos uncovered by city intern
  3. Was gold buried under LA 5,000 years ago? A legend that drove a saga

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Orange County News
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  1. How the government shutdown is taking the wind out of the Huntington Beach airshow
  2. Best things to do this weekend in Los Angeles and Southern California: October 3-5
  3. Santa Ana councilmember requests probe into police union’s use of public funds

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